Project Engineer
Opitz Bürotechnik · Houston, TX · 2 wk ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time
About the role
Help facilitate project delivery and administrative requirements related to planning, management, and communication through effective day-to-day administration and coordination of projects. Work closely with Project Managers, Superintendents, and other project team members, including clients, in support of project success.
Responsibilities
- Develop industry relationships and expand professional networks that have potential to generate future sales opportunities.
- Create and maintain internal and external project logs as necessary.
- Maintain internal and external reports as required.
- Assist Project Manager(s) with updating project tasks in software systems in conjunction with processing Requests for Information (RFIs), Submittals, Drawing Logs, and other management tools.
- Ensure proper bid documents are sent to bidders for various bid packages as they come online.
- Build and maintain the bidders list.
- Maintain current construction documents.
- Receive and act on RFIs from contractors.
- Review and process submittals; maintain submittal log.
- Support day-to-day project management, including responding to pay requests, change orders, RFIs, submittals, contracts, purchase orders, and closeout.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Building Science, Construction Management, or Civil Engineering.
- 0–2 years of experience in large, complex facility construction and on-site experience in the management of new construction and renovation of existing assets.
- Basic MEP knowledge.
- Proficient in MS Office.
- Valid Driver’s License.
- LEED AP preferred.
Physical Demands and Working Environment
The conditions described are representative of those an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.
- Environment: Work is performed primarily in an outdoor setting with exposure to all types of weather and temperature conditions, and travel from site to site.
- Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office and field environment; to walk, stand, and sit for prolonged periods; to frequently stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, reach, twist, grasp, and make repetitive hand movements; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull moderate amounts of weight up to 50 lbs without assistance and greater than 50 lbs with assistance; to operate assigned equipment and vehicles.
- Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction.
- Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.